Impressionism

Impressionism was a type of art that was frowned upon in Paris, France in the 1870's and 1880's it was seen as rebellious art such as graffiti is nowadays, to be called an "impressionist artist" was classed as an insult. Impression is a type of art where the artist would use bold colours and brush strokes to create a realistic painting, impression has grown to be a lot more popular and it also inspired other types of art such as expressionism which was a way to get the artists feelings onto the canvas. A popular and very famous example of expressionism is The Scream by Edvard Munch in 1893, The Scream symbolised Edvard's troubled mind and showed people what he fealt like was going on inside his head.

The Scream - Edvard Munch 1893